The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AVISED
Verb
avised
simple past tense and past participle of avise
Anagrams
• Davies, advise, davies, visaed
Source: Wiktionary
AVISE
A*vise", v. t. Etym: [F. aviser. See Advise, v. t.]
1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] Shak. To avise one's self, to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. [Obs.] Chaucer. Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be, Avise thee well, and change thy willful mood. Spenser.
A*vise", v. i.
Definition: To consider; to reflect. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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